Canada's tech community is applauding a proposal by the Alberta government that would allow more workers to use the 'software engineer'' title.
Canada’s tech community is applauding a proposal by the Alberta government that would allow more workers to use the “software engineer” title.
“This is an important development for the innovation sector in the province and will give companies and their employees the freedom to use titles that have long been universally accepted in the tech industry,” said Sam Pillar, chief executive of Edmonton-based tech company Jobber, which has used the software engineer title.
More than 30 tech companies signed a bill last October, seeking a change that would allow them to more freely use the engineer title. They said the current law hampers their ability to compete for global tech talent, which has long been lured to the U.S. instead with promises of big job titles and even bigger salaries.
Benjamin Bergen, president of the Council of Canadian Innovators, was equally happy with the proposed change because he thinks it will help Canadian tech companies compete more freely for talent.
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